University Athletic Association

sandman · February 17, 2006, 07:31:53 PM

Case 49, Rochester 37, 5:38 2nd

Alex Porter just got her 4th foul (9th team foul). Rochester has the ball following a timeout.

jagluski · February 17, 2006, 07:33:08 PM

From Waltham, MA...

1:00 to go 2nd Half

#3 Wash U 63, #12 Brandeis 54

sandman · February 17, 2006, 07:38:29 PM

Case 53, Rochester 47, 2:25 2nd

It's not over yet! Case has the ball after a timeout.

jagluski · February 17, 2006, 07:40:28 PM

From Waltham, MA...

Final Score

#3 Wash U 66, #12 Brandeis 54

Wash U(21-2, 11-1) has clinched the UAA championship for the 9th consecutive year and becomes the first team in the country to earn a berth to the Division III NCAA Tournament!

Congratulations, Bears!

bearsfan · February 17, 2006, 07:43:09 PM

Joel,
You are now my hero. Thanks for the frequent updates at the end. Don't know why Brandeis radio isn't working. Congrats to the Bears on a hard won championship in probably the toughest top to bottom conference in the country. I like being able to go to NYU with nothing on the line but would still love a win.

sandman · February 17, 2006, 07:44:06 PM

Case 58, Rochester 50, 1:18 2nd

Amber Hammell made a huge 3 after Rochester went on a 10-4 run. Dana Dempsey then scored on a fast break. Most of Rochester's points down the stretch have come at the line.

Dempsey is now on the line to shoot two free throws, following a timeout.

deiscanton · February 17, 2006, 07:52:36 PM

Congratulations to the Wash U Bears on winning the UAA title once again. I hope to see them in the Final Four in Springfield, MA on March 17.

sandman · February 17, 2006, 07:58:13 PM

Case 66, Rochester 55 Final
11-12, 4-8...............16-7, 7-5

Huge win for the Lady Spartans against the #1 team in the East. For the 11th time in the last 12 games of this series, the home team won. High scorers for Case were Dana Dempsey with 19 and Andrea Haylett with 14.

Congratulations to Wash U yet again. That's a very impressive run to win a conference like the UAA 9 times in a row.

jagluski · February 17, 2006, 07:59:00 PM

Quote from: bearsfan on February 17, 2006, 07:43:09 PM
Joel,
You are now my hero. Thanks for the frequent updates at the end. Don't know why Brandeis radio isn't working. Congrats to the Bears on a hard won championship in probably the toughest top to bottom conference in the country. I like being able to go to NYU with nothing on the line but would still love a win.

Why, thank you!

A win at NYU would be huge this Sunday, even though the conference race is over. It is now impossible for the Bears QoWI to fall significantly(a loss on Sunday would give them 15+7=11 per game for the weekend and before the weekend it was 11.063). If they win; however, the QoWI will increase and could lend more credence to the argument that Wash U should be #1 in the Central Region ahead of Maryville.

jagluski · February 17, 2006, 08:02:37 PM

Sunday's game(Wash U-NYU) is now even bigger for NYU.

Chicago goes into NYU tonight and wins 61-56. It's hard to believe this NYU team we've seen recently that has been losing at home etc... is the same one that went into St. Louis earlier this year and won.

At this point, the UAA could be in danger of only 2 teams in the NCAA(Wash U and Brandeis), especially with NYU still playing Wash U and Brandeis.

deiscanton · February 18, 2006, 08:19:17 AM

Just some quick things this morning:

1.) I have found it appropriate to start my LiveJournal blog to vent out my personal feelings on games, trips, and other stuff-- I have just put up an entry there relating to Wash U and the game from last night-- if you want to read it, my new blog link is:

http://www.livejournal.com/users/shinji7161

(Yeah, I am also an anime/manga fan in the off-season.)

2.) Shanna Lei-Dacanay is my pick for UAA Newcomer of the Year for women's hoop. 11 points and 4 assists at Auerbach Arena to help the Bears clinch the UAA title speaks for itself.

3.) I will be back up on my feet for Sunday's game against Chicago. Brandeis needs at least another win to secure itself a Pool C invite-- after that, it is up to the NCAA to decide where Brandeis goes. I hope that the Judges win both of their remaining home games-- I don't want my final memory of this Judges team to be from last night.

4.) Congrats to Emory on securing themselves a winning season on the in-region percentage last night. Case can do tbe same on Sunday if they beat Carnegie Mellon.

jagluski · February 18, 2006, 10:53:34 AM

Getting back to the Wash U-Maryville issue from a while ago(because I just remembered something)...

Remember that the NCAA changed their format this year. While there are 8, 8 team regionals technically, remember that:

There will be 16 four-team regionals(i.e. Wash U and Maryville as #1/#2 in the Central could each host one of those).

The next weekend, there will be 4 four-team regionals(so the two winners from each of two regionals). I don't know if Maryville has the gym to host this, but regardless, it could potentially be played in the other regional anyway.

So the difference between #1/#2(aside from pride) may not actually matter this year.

Snowman · February 18, 2006, 10:55:00 AM

Been following Brandeis boxes, figuring USM would see them along the way in NCAA's, Allen, you can't win games when you are constantly getting out rebounded and players shoot 6-21. Seems since Brandeis got into Conference play they don't rebound, I thought they were pretty big when I saw them at NYU. Maybe that non conference schedule is telling.

jagluski · February 18, 2006, 10:56:36 AM

Allen,

In response to your journal, I think it would definitely be fitting for Coach Fahey/Wash U to make the Final Four in this 25th anniversary season. They are, arguably, one of the top 2-3 programs in D3 Hoops over this time period. I wonder if this becomes a motivating point for the team as the season goes on. It would also be nice to get to see Kelly Manning have a shot at a title in her last year.

And now that they're done with the Bears, I'll be pulling for Brandeis the rest of the way to give the UAA another strong team in the NCAA. I was impressed with Brandeis last night and they stuck right with Wash U for 35 minutes; they just seemed to get a little bit flustered at the end. And having a home gym, but no home crowd is a recipe for disaster(this is how the Wash U men lost to IWU in the tourney in 1999 with their best team ever).

Hopefully, we meet again in Springfield.

jagluski · February 18, 2006, 10:58:43 AM

Quote from: Snowman on February 18, 2006, 10:55:00 AM
Been following Brandeis boxes, figuring USM would see them along the way in NCAA's, Allen, you can't win games when you are constantly getting out rebounded and players shoot 6-21. Seems since Brandeis got into Conference play they don't rebound, I thought they were pretty big when I saw them at NYU. Maybe that non conference schedule is telling.

Yes, you can't win games when your best players shoot 6-21. Caitlin Malcolm had a bad night. It happens to everyone. And I bet it doesn't happen again on Sunday; I bet she has a huge game.

And you can't win games constantly getting outrebounded? Would you believe that before last night, in their last 4 games, Wash U was outrebounded by their opponent. And what was their record? Oh yeah, 4-0, winning by an average of over 17 points a game.